Tire tread

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental Design for a tire tread, as shown and described.

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  • Laramie Trailcutter A/T Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 1999, p. 103. 2/4.*
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Patent History
Patent number: D454836
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2000
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 2002
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Fredrick Herbert Ford-Smith (Clinton, OH), Thomas Lloyd Peeples, Jr. (Akron, OH), Aleksandr Boris Portnoy (Mayfield Heights, OH), Mark David Slingluff (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: David E. Wheeler
Application Number: 29/129,592
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Interrupted Equatorial Circumferential Groove (D12/602)
International Classification: 1215;